Amended 'ag-gag' bill passes out of Senate committee

5:51 PM,
Jan. 21, 2014

Hogs in a confined feeding operation in 1997.

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The controversial "ag-gag" bill passed out of the Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law Monday, after its sponsor made a major revision intended to address concerns of opponents of the bill.

The original bill would have made it a crime for anyone to enter a farmer's property and do anything that resulted in monetary loss.

Senate Bill 101 was aimed largely at banning undercover videotaping of farm activities, but many critics considered it to be overly broad. ...